Absolutely this. Lots of times people are found in the desert dead of dehydration with water in their canteens. It stores best in your body. And as you say it essentially "lubricates" everything we do- mentally, physically etc.

very few have had the pleasure of listening to their Drill Sergeant...........DRINK WATER..........5...4....3....2...1...TURN THEM UPSIDE DOWN OVER YOUR HEAD..............WHY PVT SOO AND SOO DO YOU STILL HAVE WATER IN YOUR CANTEEN.................FRONT LEANING REST POSITION.....MOVE!.....IN CADENCE......

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Give me coffee for the things I can change and Bourbon for the things I cannot!

very few have had the pleasure of listening to their Drill Sergeant...........DRINK WATER..........5...4....3....2...1...TURN THEM UPSIDE DOWN OVER YOUR HEAD..............WHY PVT SOO AND SOO DO YOU STILL HAVE WATER IN YOUR CANTEEN.................FRONT LEANING REST POSITION.....MOVE!.....IN CADENCE......

Air Assault school is the same way. Every Time the Sergeant says to take a drink, he means the whole canteen. Do that or I'd hear, "Sir, drop and give ten to the wind (Meaning: Face forward drop and do 10 pushups, then rise to the position of attention, do a right face, drop and do ten more, rise to attention and so forth until you were facing in the original direction.)

very few have had the pleasure of listening to their Drill Sergeant...........DRINK WATER..........5...4....3....2...1...TURN THEM UPSIDE DOWN OVER YOUR HEAD..............WHY PVT SOO AND SOO DO YOU STILL HAVE WATER IN YOUR CANTEEN.................FRONT LEANING REST POSITION.....MOVE!.....IN CADENCE......

A hundred or so times, very familiar with this! It was the worst when we had to drink two or three because some jack wagon barely got a sip down and made a huge mess on the floor.

One particular experience two or three canteens full, smoke deck GO! Add another while on the smoke deck, go again, rinse and repeat until smoke deck myself and some others were covered in vomited water, ahh great times in boot camp.